Charging Through Del Mar: The sun makes an attempt to break through morning cloud cover as Pacific Surfliner train 564 heads south through Del Mar. On the train this morning is a brand new ... (more)

Night Rotary: Rotary OY simmers away in the Chama yard as it waits for its time to charge up Cumbres Pass. This scene was part of a special photo charter put on by the Cumbres and Toltec Sc... (more)

Train 566 cruises south on a beautiful Southern California day.

Streetcar 1078 wears a "Tribute Livery" for the San Diego Electric Railway. The car is originally from Minnesota.

A northbound Pacific Surfliner train departs Anaheim, CA.

An F59PHI leads southbound train 580 through Rose Canyon on a cool late summer afternoon. Soon, these locomotives will be replaced by SC-44 "Charger" units built by Siemens.

The newest Veterans Unit skirts the Pacific Ocean through San Clemente.

Amtrak F59PHI 466 leads the last southbound Cascades train of the day along Puget Sound between Tacoma and Olympia. Built in 1998, this locomotive is running out its last days in Amtrak service.

End of an Era: For 37 years, the AEM-7 electric locomotives pulled Amtrak trains along the northern east coast of the United States. They were the first successful electric locomotives Amtrak purc... (more)

Double the Charge:Two Siemens SC-44 Charger locomotives lead a Pacific Surfliner train through Del Mar.

The southbound winter train is just minutes away from the Durango Depot as it crosses the Animas River for the last time.

UP 844 thunders across the high desert on the way back from visiting New Mexico and Arizona.

Up the Grade: Coaster train 639 roars up grade behind an F40 as it nears the summit of Miramar Hill. This side of Miramar has a ruling grade of 2.0%.

Along the Cliffs: Amtrak F59PHI 455 brings train 580 along the cliffs in Del Mar on its way to San Diego. The plan is to eventually have the railroad bypass this section by means of a tunne... (more)

Big Boy's Return: Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive 4014 rolls along the BNSF Cajon Subdivision near Helendale as it heads for the Los Angeles Basin. The locomotive is returning to Californi... (more)